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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers 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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