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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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