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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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