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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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