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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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