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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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