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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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