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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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