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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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