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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seychelles to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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