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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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