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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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