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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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