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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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