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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines 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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