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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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