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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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