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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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