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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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