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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)