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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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