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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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