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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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