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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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