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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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