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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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