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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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