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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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