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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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