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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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