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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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