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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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