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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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