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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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