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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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