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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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