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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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