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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major 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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