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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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