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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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