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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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