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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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