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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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