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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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