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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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