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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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