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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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