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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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