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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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