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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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