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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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