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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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