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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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