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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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