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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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