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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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