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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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