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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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