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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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