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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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