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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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