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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Jordan to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the 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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