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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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