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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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