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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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