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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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