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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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