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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses 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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