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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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