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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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