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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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