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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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