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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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