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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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