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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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