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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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