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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. 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 online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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