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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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