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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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