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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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