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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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