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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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