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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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