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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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