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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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