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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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