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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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