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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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