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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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