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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important 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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