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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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