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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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