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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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