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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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