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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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