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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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