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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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