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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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