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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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