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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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