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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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