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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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