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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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