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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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