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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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