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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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