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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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