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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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