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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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