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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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