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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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