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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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