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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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