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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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