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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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