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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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