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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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