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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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