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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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