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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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