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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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