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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key 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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