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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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