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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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