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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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