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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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