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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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