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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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