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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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