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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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