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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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