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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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