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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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