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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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