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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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