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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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