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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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