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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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