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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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