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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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