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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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