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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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