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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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