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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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