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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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