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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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