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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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