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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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