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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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