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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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