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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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