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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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