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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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