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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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