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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education