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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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