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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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