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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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