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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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