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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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