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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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