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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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