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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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