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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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