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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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