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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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