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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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