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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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