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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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