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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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