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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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