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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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