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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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