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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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