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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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