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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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