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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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