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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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