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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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