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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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