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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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