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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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