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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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