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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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