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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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