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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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