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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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