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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the 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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