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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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