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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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