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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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