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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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