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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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