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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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