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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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