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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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