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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major 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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