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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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