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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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