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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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