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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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