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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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