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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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