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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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