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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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