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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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