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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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