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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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