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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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