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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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