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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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