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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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