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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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