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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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