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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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