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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the 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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