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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education