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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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