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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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