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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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