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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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