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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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