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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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