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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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