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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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