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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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