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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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