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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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