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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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