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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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