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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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