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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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