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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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