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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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