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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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