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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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