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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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