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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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