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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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