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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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