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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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