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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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