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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Italy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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