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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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