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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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