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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major 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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