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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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