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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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