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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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