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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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