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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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