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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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