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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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