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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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