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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. 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. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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