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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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