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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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