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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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