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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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