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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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