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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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