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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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