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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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