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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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