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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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