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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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