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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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