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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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