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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the key 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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