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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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