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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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