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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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