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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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