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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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