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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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