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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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