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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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