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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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