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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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