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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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