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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the most important 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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