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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates 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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