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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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