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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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