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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norway to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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