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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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