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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses 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. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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