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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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