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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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