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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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