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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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