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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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