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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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