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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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