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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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