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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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