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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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