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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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