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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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