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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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