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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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