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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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