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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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