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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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