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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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