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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources