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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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