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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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