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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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