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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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