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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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