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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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