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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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