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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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