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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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