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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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