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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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