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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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