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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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