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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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