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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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