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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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