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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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