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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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