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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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