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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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