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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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