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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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