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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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