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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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