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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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