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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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