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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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