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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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