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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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