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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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