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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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