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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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