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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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