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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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