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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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