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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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