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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning enable humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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