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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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