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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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