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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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