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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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