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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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