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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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