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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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