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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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