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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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