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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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