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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the 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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