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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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