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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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