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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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