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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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