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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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