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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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