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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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