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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies 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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