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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to understand these new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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