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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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