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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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