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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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