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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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