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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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