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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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