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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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