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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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