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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are considering now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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