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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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