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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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