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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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