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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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