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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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