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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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