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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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