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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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