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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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