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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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