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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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