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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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