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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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