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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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