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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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