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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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