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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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