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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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