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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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