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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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