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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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