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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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