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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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