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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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