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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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