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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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