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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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