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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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