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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What 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 institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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