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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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