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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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