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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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