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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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