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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major 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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