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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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