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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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