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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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