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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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