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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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