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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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