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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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