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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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