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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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