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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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