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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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