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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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