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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Sudan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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