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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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