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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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