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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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