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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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