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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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