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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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