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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the major 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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