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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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