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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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