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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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