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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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