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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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