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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key 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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