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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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