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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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