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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the 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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