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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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