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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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