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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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