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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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