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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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