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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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