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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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