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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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