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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Slovakia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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