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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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