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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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