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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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