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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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