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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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