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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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