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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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