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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Educators want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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