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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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