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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open education undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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