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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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