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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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