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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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