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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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