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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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