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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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