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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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