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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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