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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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