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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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