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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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