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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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