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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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