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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the major 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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