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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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