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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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