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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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