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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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