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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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