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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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