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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Curtis Institute of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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