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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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