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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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