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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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