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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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