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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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