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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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