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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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