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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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