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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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