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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the gripping 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 dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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