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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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