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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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