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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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