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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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