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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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