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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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