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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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