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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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