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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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