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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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