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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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