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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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