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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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