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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have empowered students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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