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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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