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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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