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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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