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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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