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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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