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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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