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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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