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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these open education ventures. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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