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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. 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 normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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