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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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