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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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