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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. 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. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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