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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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